Lake City, AR has a population of 2,570 people with a median age of 36.4 and a median household income of $40,995. Between 2015 and 2016 the population of Lake City, AR grew from 2,315 to 2,570, a 11% increase and its median household income grew from $37,226 to $40,995, a 10.1% increase.

The population of Lake City, AR is 93.8%White, 4.82%Hispanic, and 1.21%Two+. 2.08% of the people in Lake City, AR speak a non-English language, and 98.8% are U.S. citizens.

The median property value in Lake City, AR is $72,300, and the homeownership rate is 65.3%. Most people in Lake City, AR commute by Drove Alone, and the average commute time is 22.4 minutes. The average car ownership in Lake City, AR is 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Lake City, AR is $40,995. Males in Lake City, AR have an average income that is 1.36 times higher than the average income of females, which is $39,715. The income inequality of Lake City, AR (measured using the Gini index) is 0.459 which is lower than the national average.

Households in Lake City, AR have a median annual income of $40,995, which is less than the median annual income in the United States. Look at the chart to see how the median household income in Lake City, AR compares to that in it's parent locations.

The closest comparable data for the census place of Lake City, AR is from the state of Arkansas.

Highest Average Salaries by Race & Ethnicity

1.Asian$56,550±$13,217

2.Other Native American$51,667±$23,477

3.White$43,904±$871

In 2016 the highest paid race/ethnicity of Arkansas workers was Asian. These workers were paid 1.09 times more than Other Native American workers, who made the second highest salary of any race/ethnicity.

This chart shows the race- and ethnicity-based wage disparities in the 5 most common occupations in Arkansas.

In 2016, the income inequality in Arkansas was 0.459 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 1.85% decline from 2015 to 2016, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even.

The 2016GINI for Arkansas is lower than the national average of 0.485. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Arkansas in comaprison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in various wage buckets compared to the national average.

In 2016, the census tract with the highest Median Household Income in Lake City, AR was Census Tract 010 with a value of $45,050, followed by Census Tract 011 and Census Tract 009, with respective values of $42,288 and $37,500.

The following map shows all of the census tracts in Lake City, AR colored by their Median Household Income.

18.5% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Lake City, AR (461 out of 2,491 people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 14%. The largest demographic living in poverty is Female 35-44, followed by Male 25-34 and then Female 55-64.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Lake City, AR is White, followed by Hispanic or Latino and American Indian.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

From 2015 to 2016, employment in Lake City, AR grew at a rate of 13.9%, from 894 employees to 1,018 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Lake City, AR, are Manufacturing, Healthcare & Social Assistance, and Retail trade. This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Lake City, AR, though some of these residents may live in Lake City, AR and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Insurance and Medicare coverage combined with state and county level health and safety statistics for Lake City, AR. In Craighead County, AR the age groups most likely to have health care coverage are 6-17 and 6-17, men and women, respectively. The location has a 1 to 111 primary care clinician to patient ratio and a Medicare reimbursement average per patient per year of $9,850. Phillips County, AR has the highest prevalence of homicides of any county in Arkansas.

The closest comparable data for the census place of Lake City, AR is from the county of Craighead County, AR.

6-17

Male Majority

6-17

Female Majority

Craighead County, AR residents 6-17 years of age are the largest age group with Healthcare Coverage in Arkansas. The age groups most likely to have health care coverage are 6-17 and 6-17, for men and women respectively. Nationally, 6-17 (for men) and 6-17 (for women) are the age groups most likely to have coverage.

The closest comparable data for the census place of Lake City, AR is from the county of Craighead County, AR.

$9,850

Medicare Reimbursements per Enrollee

Medicare Reimbursements per Enrollee in Craighead County, AR were $9,850 in 2014, but $9,616 in 2013. These numbers represent a 2.43% growth during that year. Medicare Reimbursements per Enrollee in Craighead County, AR are $$262 more than the national average.

Medicare is a Federal program which provides health benefits to older Americans. This chart shows how per enrollee amounts have changed in Lake City, AR compared to national reimburesments.

Medicare enrollees between the ages of 65 and 75 that have had treatment related to their diabetes and been categorized with the racial labels, either Black or non-Black, from the Dartmouth Atlas. The closest comparable data for the census place of Lake City, AR is from the county of Craighead County, AR.

In 2014, the Medicare enrollees in Craighead County, AR between the ages of 65 and 75 had 963 eye exams, 1,125 hemoglobin tests, and 1,004 lipid tests as part of their diabetes care. Here is a breakdown of each test by race as a percentage of enrollees with diabetes.

Female Medicare enrollees between the ages of 67 and 69 that have been classified with the racial labels, either Black or non-Black, from the Dartmouth Atlas. The closest comparable data for the census place of Lake City, AR is from the county of Craighead County, AR.

In 2014, out of the 980 women in Craighead County, AR between the ages of 67 and 69 enrolled in medicare, 653 had mammograms. This chart looks at the change in percentage of Black and non-Black Medicare enrollees who had mammograms from 2010 to 2014.

West Virginia has a Opioid Overdose Death Rate (Age-Adjusted) value of 43.4, followed by New Hampshire with 35.8 and Ohio with 32.9. The following map shows all of the states colored according to their Opioid Overdose Death Rate (Age-Adjusted).

According to the 2017 County Health Rankings, Monroe County, AR has a Diabetes Prevalence value of 17.2%, the highest value of any county in Arkansas. This represents a 1.71% decline from the previous year, which had a value of 17.5%.

The following map shows all of the counties in Arkansas colored according to their Diabetes Prevalence.

According to the 2017 County Health Rankings, Phillips County, AR has a Adult Smoking Prevalence of 26.1%, the highest value of any county in Arkansas. This represents a 4.4% decline from the previous year, which had a value of 27.3%.

The following map shows all of the counties in Arkansas colored according to their Adult Smoking Prevalence.

According to the 2017 County Health Rankings, Phillips County, AR has a Homicide Deaths per 100,000 People of 34.3, the highest rate of any county in Arkansas. This represents a 11.4% decline from the previous year, which had a value of 38.7.

The following map shows all of the counties in Arkansas colored according to the number of Homicide Deaths per 100,000 People.

Lake City, AR is home to a population of 2,570 people, from which 98.8% are citizens. The ethnic composition of the population of Lake City, AR is composed of 2,410White residents (93.8%), 124Hispanic residents (4.82%), 31Two+ residents (1.21%), 5Native residents (0.19%), and 0Other residents (N/A). The most common foreign languages in Lake City, AR are Spanish (48 speakers), German (13 speakers), and French Creole (0 speakers), but compared to other places, Lake City, AR has a relative high number of German (13 speakers), Spanish (48 speakers), and French Creole (0 speakers).

In 2016, the median age of all people in Lake City, AR was 36.4. Native-born citizens, with a median age of 36.4, were generally older than foreign-born citizens, with a median age of 36.3. But people in Lake City, AR are getting getting younger. In 2015, the average age of all Lake City, AR residents was 37.1.

In 2016, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Arkansas was Mexico, the natal country of 64,993Arkansas residents, followed by El Salvador with 12,034 and Germany with 7,867.

When compared to other states, Arkansas has a relatively high number of residents that were born in Marshall Islands. In 2016, there were 4,179 people from Marshall Islands living in Arkansas, approximately 21.44 times more than would be expected based on national averages.

As of 2016, 98.8% of Lake City, AR residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93%. In 2015, the percentage of US citizens in Lake City, AR was 98.9%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been declining in that location.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Lake City, AR compared to it's parent geographies.

In 2016, there were 19.4 times more White residents (2,410 people) in Lake City, AR than any other race or ethnicity. There were 124Hispanic and 31Two+ residents, the second and third most common racial or ethnic groups.

The following bar chart shows the 8 races and ethnicities represented in Lake City, AR as a share of the total population.

61 of Lake City, AR citizens are speakers of a non-English language, which is lower than the national average of 21.1%. In 2015, the most common non-English language spoken in Lake City, AR was Spanish. 1.87% of the overall population of Lake City, AR are native Spanish speakers. 0.51% speak German and N/A speak French Creole, the next two most common languages.

When compared to other census places, Lake City, AR has a relatively high number of residents that are native German speakers. In 2015, there were 13 native German speakers living in Lake City, AR, approximately 1.93 times more than would be expected based on the language's frequency in the US more broadly.

The closest comparable data for the census place of Lake City, AR is from the metropolitan statistical area of Jonesboro, AR Metro Area.

Most common student race or ethnicity

1.White2,872

2.Black or African American524

3.Hispanic or Latino69

In 2015 the majority of students graduating from institutions in Jonesboro, AR Metro Area were White. These 2,872 graduates mean that there were 5.48 times more White graduates than the next closest race/ethnicity group, Black or African American, with 524 graduates.

The median property value in Lake City, AR is $72,300, which is 0.35 times smaller than the national average of $205,000. Between 2015 and 2016 the median property value increased from $69,200 to $72,300, a 4.48% increase. The homeownership rate of Lake City, AR is 65.3%, which is higher than the national average of 63.6%. People in Lake City, AR have an average commute time of 22.4 minutes, and they commute by Drove Alone. Car ownership in Lake City, AR is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$40,995

Median Household Income

±$5,464

899

Number of Households

±91

In 2016, the median household income of the 899 households in Lake City, AR grew to $40,995 from the previous year's value of $37,226.

The following chart displays the households in Lake City, AR distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $45-$50k range.

In 2016, the median property value in Lake City, AR grew to $72,300 from the previous year's value of $69,200.

The following charts display, first, the property values in Lake City, AR compared to other geographies and, second, owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property value buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Lake City, AR the largest share of households have a property value in the $60k-$70k range.

This chart shows the households in Lake City, AR distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Lake City, AR the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

The following chart displays the households in Lake City, AR distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Lake City, AR have 2 cars, followed by 3 cars.

Using averages, employees in Lake City, AR have a shorter commute time (22.4 minutes) than the normal US worker (25 minutes). Additionally, 2.81% of the workforce in Lake City, AR have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows the average travel time in Lake City, AR compared to its parent geographies.